User:Jyanken/sandbox

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My sandbox is organized into chronological order (newest to oldest contribution) as you scroll down.

UkeMochi Contribution Draft (revised)
Change the title to Ukemochi's page from Uke Mochi -> Ukemochi for consistent formatting.

 Original: 


 * 1) Ōgetsu-hime is the wife of Hayamato (羽山戸神, Hayamato-no-kami), who is the son of Toshigami through his wife, Amechikarumizu-hime (天知迦流美豆比売) in the Kojiki.
 * 2) When Ukemochi (Ōgetsu-hime) was visited by Tsukuyomi she prepared a feast by facing the ocean and spitting out a fish, then she faced the forest and bountiful game spewed out of her mouth, finally turning to a rice paddy she coughed up a bowl of rice.
 * 3) Tsukuyomi was so disgusted he killed her. Even her dead body produced food: millet, rice, and beans sprang forth. Her eyebrows even became silkworms.
 * 4) Her eyebrows even became silkworms.
 * 5) Ōgetsu-hime is the wife of Hayamato (羽山戸神, Hayamato-no-kami), who is the son of Toshigami through his wife, Amechikarumizu-hime (天知迦流美豆比売) in the Kojiki.

 Proposed Changes Corresponding to Original : [changes in italics]


 * 1) Different interpretations of Ukemochi often refer to them as both male and female. Ōgetsu-hime is the wife of Hayamato (羽山戸神, Hayamato-no-kami), who is the son of Toshigami through his wife, Amechikarumizu-hime (天知迦流美豆比売) in the Kojiki. (Moving last sentence in the article to here.)
 * 2) When Ukemochi (Ōgetsu-hime) was visited by Tsukuyomi she prepared a feast by facing the ocean and spitting out a fish, then she faced the forest and bountiful game spewed out of her mouth, finally turning to a rice paddy she coughed up a bowl of rice. [6 in proposal]. In Kojiki, it is stated that she pulled various foods from within her nose, rectum, and mouth to prepare a feast. [1 in proposal]
 * 3) Tsukuyomi was so disgusted by what he saw that he killed her. Her dead body also produced food: millet, rice seeds, wheat, and beans sprang forth. [1,2,4,7 in proposal] Out of her eyebrows came silkworms. While different sources mention similar items that came from a part of Ukemochi's body, from which part of her body these items came from is less agreed upon. [1 in proposal]
 * 4) Out of her head came silkworms. [1 in proposal] In some narratives of Ukemochi after her death, Tsukuyomi finds that the food that came from her body could not be destroyed. Thus, he takes the grains and animals and gives them new life. [3 in proposal] This new life was put under Inari's jurisdiction. [8 in proposal]
 * 5) When shown in other forms, Ukemochi takes the shape of a fox. [3 in proposal]. Ōgetsu-hime is the wife of Hayamato (羽山戸神, Hayamato-no-kami), who is the son of Toshigami through his wife, Amechikarumizu-hime (天知迦流美豆比売) in the Kojiki.
 * 6) Ukemochi, Inari, and Toyouke-Ōmikami are said to all be connected to each other. (1 in extra citations)
 * 7) It is believed that Ukemochi's death explained why the sun and the moon are not seen together as the sun goddess, Amaterasu, who heard of Ukemochi's passing, never wanted to meet the moon god, Tsukuyomi, again. (2 in extra citations)

Extra citations:
Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines [2 volumes ]

Talks about Touyo-uke and Inari which are all related to Ukemochi.

Britannica Ukemochi-no-Kami

Explains that it could have been Tsukuyomi or Susanoo and details the death of Ukemochi explaining why the sun and the moon are not seen together.

UkeMochi Contribution Draft
Change the title to Ukemochi's page from Uke Mochi -> Ukemochi for consistent formatting.

 Original: 


 * 1) Ōgetsu-hime is the wife of Hayamato (羽山戸神, Hayamato-no-kami), who is the son of Toshigami through his wife, Amechikarumizu-hime (天知迦流美豆比売) in the Kojiki.
 * 2) When Ukemochi (Ōgetsu-hime) was visited by Tsukuyomi she prepared a feast by facing the ocean and spitting out a fish, then she faced the forest and bountiful game spewed out of her mouth, finally turning to a rice paddy she coughed up a bowl of rice.
 * 3) Tsukuyomi was so disgusted he killed her. Even her dead body produced food: millet, rice, and beans sprang forth. Her eyebrows even became silkworms.
 * 4) Her eyebrows even became silkworms.
 * 5) Ōgetsu-hime is the wife of Hayamato (羽山戸神, Hayamato-no-kami), who is the son of Toshigami through his wife, Amechikarumizu-hime (天知迦流美豆比売) in the Kojiki.

 Proposed Changes Corresponding to Original : [changes in italics]


 * 1) Different interpretations of Ukemochi often refer to them as both male and female. Ōgetsu-hime is the wife of Hayamato (羽山戸神, Hayamato-no-kami), who is the son of Toshigami through his wife, Amechikarumizu-hime (天知迦流美豆比売) in the Kojiki.
 * 2) When Ukemochi (Ōgetsu-hime) was visited by Tsukuyomi she prepared a feast by facing the ocean and spitting out a fish, then she faced the forest and bountiful game spewed out of her mouth, finally turning to a rice paddy she coughed up a bowl of rice. [6 in proposal]. In Kojiki, it is stated that she pulled various foods from within her nose, rectum, and mouth to prepare a feast. [1 in proposal]
 * 3) Tsukuyomi was so disgusted by what he saw that he killed her. Her dead body also produced food: millet, rice seeds, wheat, and beans sprang forth. [1,2,4,7 in proposal] Out of her eyebrows came silkworms. While different sources mention similar items that came from a part of Ukemochi's body, from which part of her body these items came from is less agreed upon. [1 in proposal]
 * 4) Out of her head came silkworms. [1 in proposal] In some narratives of Ukemochi after her death, Tsukuyomi finds that the food that came from her body could not be destroyed. Thus, he takes the grains and animals and gives them new life. [3 in proposal] This new life was put under Inari's jurisdiction. [8 in proposal]
 * 5) When shown in other forms, Ukemochi takes the shape of a fox. [3 in proposal]. Ōgetsu-hime is the wife of Hayamato (羽山戸神, Hayamato-no-kami), who is the son of Toshigami through his wife, Amechikarumizu-hime (天知迦流美豆比売) in the Kojiki.

Project Proposal & Bibliography
I want to add more about the lore for Ukemochi onto the wikipedia page and organize it to better represent the deity.

Citations in APA
1


 * Philippi, D. (1968). Kojiki. http://www1.udel.edu/History-old/figal/Hist138/Text/er/kojiki.pdf

Many of the citations below refer back to this book.

Lines about how Ukemochi died, what she did to get slain, who slayed her, and what happened after her death.

2


 * Heine, S. (1991). From Rice Cultivation to Mind Contemplation: The Meaning of Impermanence in Japanese Religion. History of Religions, 30(4), 373-403. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/1062774 

Talks about the various other beings Ukemochi is connected to and Ukemochi's significance in the religion.

Mentions that there are similar myths over various cultures which talk about fertility after death. (pg 391)

3


 * Ukemochi. (1996). In K. McLeish, Bloomsbury dictionary of myth. London, UK: Bloomsbury. Retrieved from https://login.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/bloommyth/ukemochi/0?institutionId=6487 

Mentions Ukemochi's other forms.

4


 * Nicolae, R. (2011). The Japanese legend as an interdisciplinary narrative. Economics, Management, and Financial Markets, 6(2), 570+. Retrieved from https://link-gale-com.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/apps/doc/A267422330/AONE?u=marriottlibrary&sid=AONE&xid=9518ccbd 

Talks about what formed from Ukemochi's corpse.

5 (mostly for self)


 * Japanese myth. (1996). In K. McLeish, Bloomsbury dictionary of myth. London, UK: Bloomsbury. Retrieved from https://login.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/bloommyth/japanese_myth/0?institutionId=6487 

Other Gods/Goddesses that can be searched to get bits and pieces of Ukemochi's lore.

6


 * Obayashi, T. (1977). The Structure of the Pantheon and the Concept of Sin in Ancient Japan. Diogenes, 25(98), 117–132. https://doi.org/10.1177/039219217702509806 

'''Bock, F. (1995). The Journal of Asian Studies, 54(1), 219-220. doi:10.2307/2058992'''

Some more ideas of Ukemochi's relation religion and people/land.

8


 * Inari. (1996). In K. McLeish, Bloomsbury dictionary of myth. London, UK: Bloomsbury. Retrieved from https://login.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/bloommyth/inari/0?institutionId=6487 

Talks about Inari's involvement after Ukemochi's death.

7


 * Sanemori's Revenge: Insects, Eco-System Accidents, and Policy Decisions in Japan's Environmental History DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jph.2007.0007 

Mentions silkworms coming from Ukemochi's body under the name of Ogetsuhime.

Possible Topics to Choose From
[description, reason]


 * Hyakki Yagyō - (stub) Broader topic for Yokai and discusses their gathering and for what purpose. Seems like there would be a lot to say about this, but there's not much on the page itself and I'm interested in Japanese mythology.
 * Kodama (spirit) - (start) Sub-topic from Yokai. I wanted to do this one because it sounded interesting to do if I didn't do Hyakki Yagyo and instead focused on one spirit/yokai creature.
 * Amaterasu - (start) Deity also falling under mythology topic. This deity is depicted over various media which entered pop culture themselves so I'm also interested in this one just to learn the original Amaterasu not just from current media.
 * Itsukushima Shrine - (start) Interesting shrine to research about and on the list of articles that wikipedia wants to be edited. The shrine looks really cool and I would love to know more about it.
 * Uke Mochi - (stub) Found this one off of Amaterasu and it's very short, but I like talking about food and the story behind Ukemochi is interesting because it seems like this deity is actually important, at least, until they die.
 * sasakure.UK - Musician who I am very passionate about. His article doesn't exist in English, but it does have pages in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. He does songs for rhythm games and also participates in producing songs using Vocaloid. sasakure.UK linked to Japanese wikipedia.